Cigarette holder



Jan., 14, 1941. B, R FRANKLIN 2,228,951

CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed March 8; 1939 Patented Jann 14, 1941 "UNITEDSTATES PATENT oFFIcE i 2 Claims.

My invention is an improvement in cigarette holders of that special typehaving means for ejecting the butt from the tubular holder, and in whichthe ejector also provides for tting a cigarette into the holder.

The principal object' of my invention is to' provide a tubular cigaretteholder with an ejector that will not only rmly grip the inner end of thecigarette for connecting it to the holder but will also prevent air fromentering between the cigarette and holder, whereby the draft will bethrough the cigarette alone.

A further object of my invention is to provide a spring-retracted meansfor projecting the cigarette butt beyond the holder which includeclamping jaws of a particular construction that will tightly grip thecigarette when drawn within the tubular casing, and will release thebutt for convenience in removing the same when the gripping members areprojected against the action of the spring.

lVly invention also contemplates a construction of ejector or projectingmeans to include a recess m to receive a wad of raw cotton or othermaterial 0 for filtering the cigarette smoke as it passes through theholder.

With these principal objects in view my 1nvention consists in theparticular construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and speciiically set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cigarette holder constructed inaccordance with my invention, showing the application of a cigarettethereto.

2 is a longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 1, showing the cigarettegripped in the outer end of the holder.

Fig. 3 is a similar View showing the cigarette butt projected beyond thetubular body portion of the holder.

Fig. 4 is a view showing the several parts separated, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. l.

As illustrated in the drawing my improved construction of cigaretteholder comprises a tubular body portion or casing, I0, with means forconveniently tting an end of the cigarette in the outer end thereof aswell as provide for projecting the butt beyond the casing when thecigarette has been consumed to this extent, and

g5 to cooperate with the cigarette holding and releasing means saidcasing is provided internally with an annular flange or collar I I.

In carrying out my invention the operable parts of the cigarette holdercomprise a stem I2 slidable in the casing through the bearing collar 5with gripping members I3, I3 at the outer end of said stem and movableinto and out of the casing for holding the cigarette during theoperation of tting the cigarette to the holder and ejecting ittherefrom. The slidable stem is oper- 10 ated by a sleeve I4 threaded onthe inner end thereof in connection with a mouthpiece or bit I5 threadedinto the outer end of the sleeve, and for retracting the stem and partscarried thereby there is a helical spring I6 encircling the stem 15 andinterposed between the bearing collar I I and inner end oi theaforementioned sleeve. The gripping members project from a head I'Isecured to or formed integrally with the outer end of the stem, and itwill be noted that when the stem 20 and gripping members are retractedto hold the cigarette in the outer end of the casing the head II, orwasher I8 at the inner side of the stem abuts against the collar II tolimit the movement of the parts in this direction, the move- 2 ment inthe opposite direction--for ejecting the cigarette butt-being limited byshoulders 20, 20 formed on the mouthpiece.

' The gripping-members are of a particular construction to not only rmlygrip the cigarette 30 but also to prevent air from entering the holderbetween the cigarette and outer end of the casing in which it is held,and for this purpose the outer ends or jaws I9, I9 of said grippingmembers are semi-circular in shape so as to be brought to- 'J gether onentering the outer end of the casing, the diameter of the closed jawscorresponding with the internal diameter of the outer end of the casing,as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing. The length of the spring grippingmembers in respect to the outer end of the body portion or tube beyondthe internal collar is such that when the washer at the inner side ofthe head carrying said members is against the bearing collar the outerends of the spring members, when closed on the cigarette will be locatedat a substantial distance from the open outer end of the body portion ortube, as shown in Fig. 2, and the movement of the stem in ejecting thecigarette butt 50 is limited by the shoulders on the mouthpiece so thatthe spring members will project beyond the outer end of the tubularcasing for convenience in removing the cigarette butt. Furthermore, thegripping members are bent inwardly intermediate their ends so as toeffect a better grip by slightly pinching the cigarette. and being cutaway at their side edges openings are provided to facilitate pushing thebutt end of the cigarette from between the jaws, in addition toproviding for the required resiliency of said members.

The sleeve at the inner end of the stem and the adjoining part of themouthpiece slide within the tubular casing when the stem is operated toeject the cigarette butt, and the employment of a collar provides arecess or chamber 2| to receive a wad, 22, oi cotton or other materialfor filtering the smoke as it passes through the holder.

In assembling the parts of the cigarette holder the stem is insertedinto the tubular casing from the outer end thereof and after insertingthe spring into the rear end of said tubular casing the connected sleeveand mouthpiece are screwed on to the inner end of the stem so as toconfine the spring between the inner end of the sleeve and bearingcollar. For inserting a wad of filtering material in the recess providedby the sleeve it is necessary only to unscrew the mouthpiece.

From this it will be obvious that the cigarette holder in accordancewith my invention provides a very inexpensive article of comparativelyfew parts, and one that will increase the pleasure of smoking byconfining the draft oi.' air to the cigarette.

'Ihe operation of applying a cigarette to the holder is effected in themanner usual with cigarette holders of this kind; that is, the tubularcasing is gripped between the fingers, and pressure of the thumb againstthe outer end of the mouthpiece will project the gripping members whichspring open slightly to receive the end of the cigarette, and whenpressure of the thumb is released the end of the cigarette, grippedbetween the spring members, will be drawn into the holder. In thepresentinstance there will be a close iit of the cigarette in the tubularcasing to prevent air from entering between the cigarette and casing,and by providing the washer at the inner side of the head I1 for a closefit at this point the draft of air will be through the cigarette alone.This increases the effectiveness of the holder, and should a cigaretteof larger diameter than the standard size be inserted between the jawsthe inward movement of the gripping members, under the action oi' thespring, will tightly clamp the cigarette between the jaws and expand thepaper of the cigarette into the space between the clamping jaws toprovide an air-tight t. In this latter instance the clamping jaws willenter the tubular casing to a more or less extent, but will eiect aclose t to prevent air from being drawn in between the cigarette andcasing. In removing the cigarette butt from the holder the stern isoperated to project the gripping members beyond the tubular casing torelease the butt so that it can be shaken or pushed from between thejaws.

I claim:

1. A cigarette holder comprising a body portion or tube the internaldiameter of the outer end portion of which corresponds with the externaldiameter of a cigarette, an annular shoulder intermediate the ends ofthe tube, a hollow stem slidable longitudinally in the tube or bodyportion and guided in the center thereof by the shoulder, said stemhaving gripping members at its outer end terminating in semi-circularjaws adapted to close on the end of the cigarette and bring the adjacentend portion of the latter within the outer end of the tube, whereby thecomplete clamping action takes place a substantial distance from theopen end of the tube and the unclamped portion of the cigarette-withinthe outer end of the tube-is brought into close fitting relation withthe internal wall of the tube to seal engagement of the cigarette withthe tube beyond the gripping jaws to exclude passage of air between thecigarette and tubular body portion, and a resilient washer on the stemat the inner connected ends of the gripping members to cooperate withthe shoulder to provide an additional seal and limit the inward movementof the stem carrying the gripping jaws; together with a mouthpiecethreaded on the inner end of the hollow stem, and a helical springsurrounding the inner portion of the stem between the shoulder andmouth-piece for retracting the stem carrying the gripping jaws tonormally close the jaws on the cigarette.

2. A cigarette holder comprising a body portion or tube the internaldiameter of the outer end portion of which corresponds with the externaldiameter of the cigarette, an annular shoulder intermediate the ends ofthe tube, a hollow stem slidable longitudinally in the tube or bodyportion and guided in the center thereof by the shoulder, said stemhaving gripping members at its outer end terminating in semi-circularjaws adapted to close on the end of the cigarette and bring the adjacentend portion of the latter within the outer end of the tube, whereby thecomplete clamping action takes place a substantial distance from theopen end of the tube and the unclamped portion of the cigarette-withinthe outer end of the tube-is brought into close tting relation with theinternal wall of the tube to seal engagement of the cigarette with thetube beyond the gripping jaws to exclude passage of air between thecigarette and tubular body portion, and a resilient washer on the stemat the inner connected ends of the gripping members to cooperate withthe shoulder to provide an additional seal and limit the inward movementof the stem carrying the gripping jaws; together with a short tubethreaded on the inner end of the stem and working within the inner end othe body portion or tube to provide a chamber for smoke illteringmaterial, a mouth-piece threaded within the outer end of said short tubeand having stop shoulders to limit movementl of the slidable parts, anda helical spring surroundlng the stem within the body portion or tubeand interposed between the shoulder and short tube for actuating thestem to normally close the clamping jaws.

BOYD R. FRANKLIN.

